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How Overwork Culture Pushes Women Out of Leadership
Lucas and Luna explore the hidden way overwork culture disproportionately drives women away from leadership tracks. They anchor on a 2025 McKinsey survey of 2,400 managers showing that women in senior roles spend 40 percent more time on DEI and mentoring tasks than men, with zero career credit. The episode traces how this 'office housework' stacks onto performance expectations, why it's rarely flagged in annual reviews, and what one Fortune 500 company did when it tracked billable hours by gender. Lucas cites a specific case from a mid-2026 report on professional services firms where women…
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